Combined collar button and tie fastener



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ATTORNIY Patented Apr. 7, 1925.

UNITED STATES CHARLES A. BELL, or MEDINA, NORTH DAKOTA.

COMBINED COLLAR BUTTON TIE FASTFNER.

Application filed July 21, 1924. Serial No. 727,327.

7'0 all in]: out it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. BELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at llledina, in the county of Stntsman and State of North Dakota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Combined Gollar Button and Tie Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention contemplates the provision of a combined collar button and tie fastener, the button including a hollow shank adapted to be passed through the button holes of the garment and collar, and adapted to receive a cooperating member adapted to be secured to the tie, together with means for holding the component parts fixed relatively whereby the tie can be easily and quickly placed in position upon the collar, and immovably held in said position so as to always present a neat appearance.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the following detailed description is read in connection with the accompanying drawings,

1 the invention residing in the construction,

combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this application, like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and wherein Figure 1 is a view showing how the invention is used.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of a tie showing the invention in plan and associated with said tie.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through the device forming the subject matter of the invention with the tie removed.

Figure 4C is a perspective view of the device with the tie removed.

Figure 5 is a view of the tie carrying member.

Figure 6 is a detail view of the locking element.

The combined collar button and tie fastener forming the subject matter of the invention essentially consists of three parts, one of which includes the base 10 of the button from which extends a hollow shank 11, the shank being formed at its free end with a head 12 which includes a tapered or beveled portion 13 for a purpose to be hereinafter described. The base 10 is thickened as at 14 and formed with a slot to receive the slide or locking element 15 clearly shown in Figure 6. This slide formed with a longitudinal slot 16 which receives a pin 17 passed transversely through thethickcned portion 14 of the base of the button as clearly shown in Figure 3. This piece manifestly cooperates with the opposed ends of the slot 16 to limit the movements of the slide. Depending from the lower end of the slide is a reduced extension 18. The slide constitutes one of the three parts of the device, the remaining part being in the nature of a tie carrying member including a small plate 19 from one side of which projects the shank or member 20, the latter being formed with. an opening 21 to receive the reduced extension 18 ofthe slide when the parts are operatively associated in the manner shown in Figure 3. It will be noted that the plate 19 of the tie carrying member is obliquely disposed with relation to the shank or mem ber 20, and has a plurality of openings 22 so that the tie 23, either a bow tie or a fourin-hand tie can be sewed or otherwise suit ably secured to the plate 19. By reason of the angular arrangement or disposition of the plate 19, itis manifest that the tie can be properly arranged on the collar to present a neat appearance, the head 12 of the shank 11 being formed with a beveled or inclined portion 13, to permit the plate 19 to be properly set at an angle for this purpose, when brought into contact with the head 12. The invention is very simple in construction, and can be convenient-1y handled when putting on a collar and tie or rlemoving the same from the neck band of a s iirt.

In practice the shank 11 of the button is passed through the button holes of the neck band of the shirt indicated at 24L in Figure 1, and also passed through the button holes in the adjacent ends of the collar indicated at 25 in Figure 1, with the thickened por tion and slide arranged uppermost so that it can be conveniently reached by one finger of the user. The slide is now elevated to remove the reduced extension 18 above the bore of the shank 11, and the tie which is sewed or otherwise secured to the member shown in Figure 5 is now brought into use. It is only necessary to slide the member 20 within the hollow shank 11 until the opening 21 is brought into alignment with the slide 15, after which the slide is depressed so that the reduced extension 18 is received by the opening 21 of the member 20, thereby holding the oompeme-nt parts ot the device together; and. preventing casual Lderangement of the tie on the collar, but on the contrary always holding it 1 in its propen position H to present a neat appearance.

\Vhile it is believedthat from theforegoing description, the nature and advantages of the inventionmvill' be readily -apparent, I desire to have it understood that I donot limi t myself 'to w-het is herein shown anddescribed, and tl-iat-siich changes may be resorted' to when I desired as tall -Within the scope of wlret is claimed.

What I *Tclaim is 1. "A combined collan button-and tie'ftastcner 'c n1prising separable- 'members, one member including a base-and a hollow shank projecting centrallytherefrom;and a head fr-0111 one end of"t=heshankhavingan inclined surfiacegthe other L member including a plate,- 1 and a i shank I projecting ."centrally therefromand adapted to be-receive'dbythe shank o it the 1 first mentionedmember, said plate being. arranged obliquely on' its shank toassume a positionin pa ia'llel relation'with 1 o e :i e e theinc-Linc surji 'ace ofsaul headwhen the parts areeassociated, andiineans-tor holding said members together for the purpose specified.

2. A combined collar button and tie fast oner "comprisingseparable members, one member including a base having a transyerse slot a hollow shank projecting contrally from the base, and a slide mounted to operate in the slot of said base, the other 'n'iember including a "plate adapted to be secure'd to' the 't-ie,- a-nd a-shank projectingcentrally' from said'plnte and adapted to be received =b the -hollow shank of the first inentionet member, said plate being arranged obliquely with respect to its shank, whereby the tiecanbe arranged in proper positioniwith relation to the collar, and said 'shanlc ofthe second mentioned memberlnwing an ;opening adapted to receive said slide ivl'ierebywheparts are heldzin'nno vably associiatedffi or use.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

CHER-LES A. BELL. 

